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FORT LAUDERDALE – Taking a big step towards ultimately returning to the Florida Panthers, star forward Massieut Kachuk skated before Monday’s practice at the Baptist Health Iceplex. Returning from a lower body injury, Tkachuk has not been competitive since the 4 Nations face-off championship game on February 20th. “He’s basically touching the puck,” coach Paul Maurice said. “He’s not there yet, so there’s no conditioning component. He’ll probably go out on the ice and run the pack for a few more days, maybe another week.” The next checkpoint in Tkachuk’s recovery involves increasing his on-ice activity. “Hopefully he can get…

The FTC is ordered to prevent “unfair, deceptive and anti-competitive conduct in the secondary ticket market.”President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, aimed at thwarting “exploitative ticket scalping” and price adjustment practices at live entertainment events.”The live concert and entertainment industry in America is the world’s vy hope,” Trump said on his order. “But it was ruined by immoral intermediaries who sat at the intersection of artists and fans and charged terrible fees while providing minimal value.”The order directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to work with Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent and Attorney General Pam Bondi, ensuring that…

(WJET/WFXP) – Hooters, a US-based restaurant chain known for its chicken wings and “Hooters Girl,” has filed for bankruptcy protection. HOA Restaurant Group filed a Chapter 11 protection claim Monday with North Texas Bankruptcy Court in Dallas. The company has encountered financial problems as its debt increased, but it says it intends to remain open within a few months to resolve the issue. The company’s original founders group, which owns almost a third of Hooters’ US locations, will buy and operate more stores, including about half of its largest volume restaurants, Hooters said in a news release. Hooters Inc., founder…

In March, the House approved a resolution that cuts $880 billion from Medicaid over a decade. The severity of the proposed reduction – unprecedented in Medicaid’s six-year history – will destroy the program. The elected leader will be in charge of discussions until September, and their actions will have dramatic results for my patients and the 74 million children in the country.Dr. Shethal Shah (Provided)Medicaid is the backbone of pediatric health care. It covers about 40% of American children, or 35 million children, making it one of the biggest insurance companies for children. In Florida, it is almost 1.8 million…

Last year, US Rep. Anna Paulina Luna fought for Congress and sent millions of dollars back to Pinellas County.Fresh from two devastating hurricanes, the city of St. Petersburg was set to win $9 million for the project to prevent residents from flooding. Clearwater Beach was scheduled with nearly $1.8 million improvements to keep rainwater at bay.Such assigned community projects allow council-elected officials to directly support the community. Five US representatives from the Tampa Bay area have secured at least $155.5 million for the combined special projects for this fiscal year. They got federal funding for projects ranging from cancer research…

WASHINGTON – A tree in nearly two centuries will be removed from the White House lot as it has worsened, President Donald Trump said on Sunday.The southern part of Magnolia is located near the curved portico on the south side of the building. It is a place where foreign leaders are often welcomed for ceremonial visits and where the president departs to board Marine helicopters.”Follore tells us,” according to the National Park Service website, President Andrew Jackson brought tree seeds from his home near Nashville, Tennessee. It appears to have been planted in honor of his wife, Rachel, who died…

It is essentially the “who’s ‘who’s'” of school choice, urging Florida lawmakers to help families use scholarships for full-time private school programs. In recent years, Florida has been the national leader in the school choice movement. With the significant passing of HB 1 in 2023, the state has become one of seven states offering the Universal Education Savings Account (ESA) program.HB 1 expanded its Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES) to all K-12 students, providing access to all Florida families with a variety of educational options, including tuition fees, instruction, home education, secondary education institutions and other educational services in sectarian and…

The case in which the mother allegedly stabbed three children while she was asleep was labelled “tragic” by her lawyers after the matter was first mentioned in court.The 47-year-old woman was arrested on March 31 after allegedly attacking 10, 13 and 16 children using a home knife.The 10-year-old boy was stabbed twice, the 13-year-old girl was stabbed three times, and the 16-year-old girl maintained one stab wound and many lacerations, police say.A mother who cannot be identified for legal reasons is said to have stabbed herself three times in the abdomen.She was charged with three counts of intent to murder…

Kennedy Space Center – SpaceX choked up another human space flight Monday night, but took four civilians on a trip around Earth that has never been done before.Turning the planet in the polar regions, the crew of the FRAM2 mission climbed on Monday night with the resilience of the crew’s dragons and fired a Falcon 9 rocket from KSC’s launch complex 39-A at 9:46pmThe rocket erupted from the pads as a barrage of thunderstorms illuminated the sky in the distance. The KSC was warned of lightning and hail as the front of a storm where 40 mph winds plowed the…

Do you want to do something patriotic? Teach young people to manage their money and plan for their future. This is because American report cards on financial literacy are not encouraging.Tom Lee (Pepin Family Office)According to the website Moneyzine, the number of adults in the US with low financial literacy has increased from 20% in 2017 to 25% in 2023. Individual savings rates remain relatively low compared to the historic standard of 4.6% – 10% or more in January. Meanwhile, the United States has an incredible national debt of $36 trillion, with the majority of its federal budget funded by…